§ 18-3. Election of mayor; term of office.

At the municipal election to be held in 2012, and every four years thereafter, the qualified electors residing in the city who are entitled to participate in such election shall elect the mayor from at large. The mayor shall be a bona fide elector of and must actually reside within the corporate limits of the city.

The mayor shall hold office for a period of four years or until a successor shall be elected and qualified or until the mayor shall resign, die, or move his/her residence outside of said city or otherwise be removed from office.

This law shall not affect the duties, rights or tenure of office of the existing members of the city council or the mayor, who shall continue to hold and discharge the duties of said office as is incumbent upon them or as may hereafter be made incumbent upon them by law, until their successors shall be elected and qualified under this law.

(Code 1971, § 2-1; Code 1992, § 2-4; Ord. of 11-5-1987, § 4; Ord. of 4-21-1992, § 4; Ord. of 4-2-1996, § 4; Ord. No. 2003-031, § 4, 10-7-2003; Ord. No. 2011-024, §§ 4, 5, 9-6-2011)